Partnering as a Research Organization: a Balancing Act

Although partnerships are believed to tackle most pressing societal challenges such as climate change and food security, they usually come with various challenges like illustrated in this article on the work of CCAFS. The interviews with Bruce Campbell, CCAFS Program Director, and Philip Thornton, C...

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Main Author: Faling, Marijn
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100248
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description Although partnerships are believed to tackle most pressing societal challenges such as climate change and food security, they usually come with various challenges like illustrated in this article on the work of CCAFS. The interviews with Bruce Campbell, CCAFS Program Director, and Philip Thornton, CCAFS Flagship Leader and Principal Scientist, highlight the balancing act when a research organization engages in partnerships. CCAFS research organizations have to dedicate resources to building partnerships without losing focus on actual research, loosen their standards without compromising reputation, and meet targets without skimping on the more complex and longer-term activities.
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spelling CGSpace1002482025-06-24T01:06:16Z Partnering as a Research Organization: a Balancing Act Faling, Marijn climate change agriculture food security Although partnerships are believed to tackle most pressing societal challenges such as climate change and food security, they usually come with various challenges like illustrated in this article on the work of CCAFS. The interviews with Bruce Campbell, CCAFS Program Director, and Philip Thornton, CCAFS Flagship Leader and Principal Scientist, highlight the balancing act when a research organization engages in partnerships. CCAFS research organizations have to dedicate resources to building partnerships without losing focus on actual research, loosen their standards without compromising reputation, and meet targets without skimping on the more complex and longer-term activities. 2018-12-01 2019-03-11T15:47:50Z 2019-03-11T15:47:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100248 en Open Access application/pdf Faling M. 2018. Partnering as a Research Organization: a Balancing Act. Annual Review of Social Partnerships 13:74-78.
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